Tag Archive: Roommates

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Landlord Tenant News: March 27 to April 2, 2010

Bronx tenants sue to oust their landlord. Pay to Play? Democratic Lawmakers Selling Out Renters. In New York, Breaking a Law on Roommates. Renter’s Market?

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Landlord Tenant News: February 13 to February 19, 2010

Judge Throws Out Bank Eviction– Calls into Question Validity of Evictions Across California; A Sight All Too Familiar in Poor Neighborhoods; Finding the right roommate can be tricky; Worry at Stuyvesant Town as Foreclosure Draws Near; Tenants left high and dry after Church of England abandons New York towers

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SF Appeal Tenant Troubles: Read Your Lease

Most leases have a clause governing assignment and subletting. Interestingly, many tenants think that subletting only occurs when one vacates an entire unit and turns it over to somebody else. When you add or replace roommates you are subletting part of the unit, so the subletting cause in your lease applies.

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SF Appeal Tenant Troubles: Sue For Security Deposit Or SOL?

The landlord refused to return my deposit on the many occasions that I demanded it, with no explanation. I have even attempted to contact the main management company with no luck.

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